1999–2000 Iona Gaels men's basketball | |
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MAAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 20–11 (13–5 MAAC) |
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Home arena | Hynes Athletic Center |
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Siena | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2000 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
The 1999–2000 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led second-year by head coach Jeff Ruland, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaels finished second in the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Gaels lost to No. 3 seed Maryland in the opening round. [2]
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov 20, 1999* | UMass | L 77–85 | 0–1 | Hynes Athletic Center (3,025) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Nov 23, 1999* | Coppin State | W 89–61 | 1–1 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,601) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Nov 27, 1999* | at No. 13 UCLA | L 73–105 | 1–2 | Pauley Pavilion (7,261) Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 2, 1999 | at Fairfield | L 81–97 | 1–3 (0–1) | Alumni Hall (2,170) Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
Dec 5, 1999 | Marist | W 85–65 | 2–3 (1–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,546) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 10, 1999* | Fordham | W 83–80 | 3–3 | Hynes Athletics Center (2,567) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 18, 1999* | at Hofstra | L 69–90 | 3–4 | Mack Sports Complex (2,350) Hempstead, New York | |||||||
Dec 23, 1999* | at St. Francis (NY) | L 98–100 OT | 3–5 | Pope Physical Education Center (511) Brooklyn, New York | |||||||
Dec 30, 1999* | at Boston College | W 71–63 | 4–5 | Silvio O. Conte Forum (3,895) Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 5, 2000 | Saint Peter's | W 79–62 | 5–5 (2–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,207) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 8, 2000 | at Canisius | L 64–80 | 5–6 (2–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,366) Buffalo, New York | |||||||
Jan 10, 2000 | at Niagara | L 67–79 | 5–7 (2–3) | Gallagher Center (960) Lewiston, New York | |||||||
Jan 13, 2000 | at Rider | L 84–89 OT | 5–8 (2–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,006) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 15, 2000 | Loyola (MD) | W 92–71 | 6–8 (3–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,407) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 17, 2000* | at Bucknell | L 67–73 | 6–9 | Davis Gym (1,854) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 19, 2000* | at Morgan State | W 77–67 | 7–9 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,215) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 24, 2000 | at Siena | W 96–92 OT | 8–9 (4–4) | Times Union Center (6,008) Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 28, 2000 | at Saint Peter's | W 85–66 | 9–9 (5–4) | Yanitelli Center (1,101) Jersey City, New Jersey | |||||||
Jan 30, 2000 | Fairfield | W 90–73 | 10–9 (6–4) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,740) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 1, 2000 | at Marist | W 77–64 | 11–9 (7–4) | McCann Arena (1,732) Poughkeepsie, New York | |||||||
Feb 4, 2000 | Canisius | W 66–56 | 12–9 (8–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,522) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 6, 2000 | Niagara | W 96–82 | 13–9 (9–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,586) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 11, 2000 | Manhattan | W 80–78 | 14–9 (10–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (3,105) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 16, 2000 | at Loyola (MD) | W 74–56 | 15–9 (11–4) | Reitz Arena (421) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 19, 2000 | Siena | L 89–94 | 15–10 (11–5) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,931) New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 21, 2000 | at Rider | W 84–79 | 16–10 (12–5) | Sovereign Bank Arena (2,021) Trenton, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 26, 2000 | at Manhattan | W 67–61 | 17–10 (13–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,844) New York, New York | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 2000* | (2) | vs. (7) Rider Quarterfinals | W 64–59 | 18–10 | Times Union Center (5,261) Albany, New York | ||||||
Mar 5, 2000* | (2) | vs. (3) Fairfield Semifinals | W 76–72 | 19–10 | Times Union Center (8,271) Albany, New York | ||||||
Mar 6, 2000* | (2) | at (1) Siena Championship game | W 84–80 | 20–10 | Times Union Center (11,844) Albany, New York | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2000* | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 17 Maryland First Round | L 59–74 [2] | 20–11 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (20,127) Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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